 |
|
||||
| AoW1 Needs Your Help, All Forum Members Needed to Vote! You've waited long enough... The maps were made a couple months ago... Our expert panel has now made their comments... And they are very interesting reads! But we need your help, we need every forum member to go Vote! That's right, read through the comments, check out the map, play it a bit and Vote! That's right... just give it a score, we need your input here.. 7 Maps were submitted in two different themes for the Winter Holiday Mapmaking Competition. Some really good maps, check them out. And... if you're bored and want to see another exciting tournament just come down to this thread to watch 18 players go to battle in this doubles tournament. Exciting times at AoW1... What's next? Well... we'll save that for another Newspost! |
|||||
 |
|
||||
| AoW1 Winter Mapmaking Competition Update The maps were finished some time ago and the judges are almost done. It's been a fun adventure as we've recorded the chat sessions with the judges. Ever wanted to know what the judges really think? How bold can they be in their comments? Did they get it right and do you agree with their analysis? Their comments will soon be made available to the public. Sample comments can be found following the link below. Stay Tuned! Now we just need your help! That's right, it will soon be time for the community to judge the maps. Starting Mar 15th the voting booths open and you will have two weeks to call in your vote on the maps. That's right, you, the community, get to vote on the maps. Take this week to start reviewing the maps so you're ready to vote next week. It's going to be a great discussion the rest of this month so come join the fun! The link is here . |
|||||
 |
|
||||
| AoW1 2v2 Tourney Sign Ups NOW! That's right... time for another tourney... this time it will be a 2v2 tourney. Teams will get to play a minimum of two games (kind of a round robin, double elimination sytle format). Sign ups started just yesterday for this tourney and we already have 7 players with more to sign up. Haven't played AoW1 for awhile, well that's ok, the teams are going to be selected such that an experienced player gets paired up with a less experienced one. So don't be afraid if you're rusty, come join the fun. Details can be found here. Also, we have just started a thread where we are discussing the fun of playing AoW1 online. If you want to join that discussion then come on down here. We'd love to get the online games moving forward and we can use your help. |
|||||
 |
|
||||
| AoW1 PBEM Campaign starting It seems an idea sparked by Unknown250 had Deroman take leadership on what seems to become a very interesting project. Playing, chronologically, through all the original scenarios, players (each representing different factions throughout the campaign) will be able to contribute to what seems to become a story of epic proportions! Check it out here! |
|||||
 |
|
||||
| Angel Enginerd!! I am glad to announce the divine transformation of cherub Enginerd to Angel Enginerd! He has been a Cherub since July 2007 and he has done an outstanding job ever since. This has been demonstrated in the successful organization of multiple tournaments and his calm, yet consistent enthusiasm. He has taken over almost all responsibilities for the AoW1-part of the site, and, in the process, gained my full confidence! His new angelic powers will grant him the power to change some of the webpages and control over the downloads sections. I am sure he will put these to good use. Please congratulate him here! |
|||||
 |
|
||||
| AoW1 New Year Tourney Updates! Happy New Year everyone and it certainly has been an eventful year for us at AoW1. Looking back we had a lot of fun... and we're still having fun. The submission deadline for the Holiday Mapmaking Competition has just ended. There were 6 maps submitted for the two different themes. Surprisingly we got 5 entries for the Historical theme, including a rookie map from a long time veteran of the game. Once again Skout77 submits multiple maps, a regular in the competition and has always scored well in them. Arctic Wolf is looking to repeat a victory from last time. Great maps, check them out. Judging will begin soon and we’ll need your help as the entire community will be participating as judges. Details here . The 1v1 tourney that started several weeks ago is progressing well. Of the 16 players that signed up for this single elimination tourney there are only 8 players left alive, Congratulations to Thorongil for being the first player to make it to the Semi Finals. He'll face Enginerd or Zsaber before he can lay claim to being in the finals. Disenchanted and Draco are set to fight it out in the quarter finals and Eriksson stands ready to face his quarter final match against two newer players still finishing their 1st round match. Check out all the details here . Lots happening as we will soon be announcing a 2v2 tourney that we hope to kick off soon. Come and join us at AoW1 Heaven! |
|||||
 |
|
||||
| AoW1 Holiday Tournaments, Come Join the Fun At the start of this festive time of year it is time once again for another tournament… what… you mean there are TWO tournaments?!? That’s right, we just started a 1v1 pbem single elimination tournament with 16 players on Arctic Wolf’s winning map Snowscapes and Mirages. The tournament started a couple weeks ago and already we have had the first games completed. Congratulations to Thorongil for posting the first win over a skilled opponent…. Well… it was a warm up game for Dafyth as he doesn’t play much AoW1 but we must thank him for dusting off his old CD to play with us. Enginerd is well on his way to beat Froster, can the rookie pull a rabbit out of his hat? CrazySlyHawk and Slipkyes are battling it out as is Zsaber and Ecthelion. Disenchanted and Mad87ger are well on their way. A couple games to watch are against some tough players with Dan playing Draco and Gandalf playing Eriksson. You can follow the 1v1 competition here. Our second tourney is a Holiday Map Making Competition. There are two categories this year, one is the “Festive Winter Holiday” theme and the other is a “Historical” theme. There are several maps already registered but still lots of time to create one. Maps can be submitted up until the New Year. Also, be on the lookout as you, the forum members, will be helping to judge so get ready and enjoy your Christmas Holidays with us at AoW1 Heaven. Happy Holidays! |
|||||
 |
|
||||
| And the Winner is….. (AoW1 Mapmaking 2008 Tournament) Fine…. We’ve made you wait long enough for the results… We’ll tell you…. Just keep reading after the big announcement…. 1v1 map – Snowscapes and Mirages by Arctic Wolf Anything goes map – The Warren by Iguanaonastick Special Judges Award – Skout77 for making 3 maps Congratulations to the winning mapmakers, well done! Also, many thanks to our judges. Thank you Draco, Thank you Dan Petersson. They spent many hours pouring over and playtesting the maps. We really appreciate their efforts. And we cannot forget to thank everyone who participated. Please congratulate the winners and leave comments here. As in previous tourneys I am amazed at the quality of maps. There were some pretty tough decisions out there. Each judge had their own likes and dislikes and it was a very close battle in the 1v1 Category. Skout and Arctic Wolf battled it out for the top spot but in the end Arctic Wolf produced the winning map in Snowscapes and Mirages with Skout’s Lineage following very closely behind. Both wonderful maps that we hope you play and enjoy. It was also nice to see newer mapmakers try and take on the more experienced ones. Well done Crazyslyhawk, maybe next time (and he put 2 maps together for this tourney, Wow!). The anything goes category was truly unique. We had four high quality maps submitted. There were two good single player maps competing against a couple multi player maps with different mods. There was another struggle with the judges on this one…. Do the pink elephants get the nod over the classic Warlocks? Which one of the SP maps is better? Do my preferences lie with the mods or the SP? Tough choices but in the end a clear winner came to the front, congratulations to Iguanaonastick for the winning map made with the Warlocks mod called The Warren. This multiplayer map is a real gem. Now that we have a winning map for the 1v1 tourney there will be 16 players that will battle it out. Follow along and watch this tourney unfold here. And don’t forget to download and play the new maps, you won’t regret it. Then leave your comments for the mapmakers, they always appreciate to hear from you. And if you missed out on this tourney check out the threads for more upcoming competitions…. We’re already talking about the next mapmaking competition here. |
|||||
|
|
||||
| AoW1 Mapmaking 2008 Tournament Update The 2008 Summer Mapmaking Tournament is Over! There were 9 maps entered and we are thankful for the mapmakers who kept themselves very busy the last couple of months. A special hats off to Skout who submitted 3 new maps. Thanks to Crazyslyhawk who submitted 2 maps. Four other mapmakers contributed and we are pleased to get these new maps out there. Now… the fun begins as we start judging, results will be made soon. The team of judges is a group of veterans and we are pleased to have two first time judges with us. Angel Draco and former two time mapmaking champion Dan Peterson (he couldn’t find the time to make a map this time so we convinced him to help judge). The maps are of a very fine quality and are available in the downloads section. In order to give special recognition to the winning map a new 1v1 single elimination tournament is beginning. Sign ups are going on right now and will continue for the next few weeks. The winning map of the mapmaking competition will be used for the head to head tourney. Come one and all and sign up! Details for the mapmaking tourney can be found in the AoW1 Competition's forums here And the signups for the 1v1 tourney can be found here |
|||||
|
|
||||
| AoW1 Summer 2008 Mapmaking Tournament Yes, that’s right…. It’s time for another AoW mapmaking tournament. During the last one we had close to 30 new maps submitted with several from Rookie mapmakers. This was a great addition to the collection of maps but it is time for MORE! Let’s see how many we can get this time. How many new Rookie mapmakers are out there? Yes, you too can earn eternal fame and glory with your map! There will be two categories of maps, the first will be 1v1 maps and the winning map will be used in an upcoming single elimination tourney later this year (yes, that's a plug for a future tourney coming so stay turned). The other category of maps will be “Anything Goes”. That’s right… anything you want to create, any mod, any size, any style you want... just have fun. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Details for the tourney can be found in the AoW1 Competition's forums here Also, the 2008 Co-Op Challenge is still underway….. can you and your partner complete the map faster than anyone else? Details can be found here |
|||||
Heavenly news generated by NewsPro.